the code names for silence

reading e-books by Ashbery and Frost

soft music in the background 

pain 

in the background 

the words of love gone

these poets knew that the leaves 

of the imperial trees were skilled 

architects of shadow

they also knew about the winds and about the rain

and how the flowers 

fought for survival 

lying low

they knew the mirrors' code names 

for silence 

but never revealed them.

Salvador Dali's pet looked like him

and I promise you 

I didn't want to write anything about this

but since I write about something each day

why not

now if you would like to do a search on google 

type anteater 

then chose images

I'm pretty certain you'll regret 

if you did